160,250 CHF
“Hivan Tsang” Vacheron & Constantin, “Trident”, Genève, movement No. 28891, elaborate case by Verger Frères, No. 7924. Delivered in 1925. Retailed by Lacloche, Paris, No. 7934. Exceptional black onyx, coral, mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, diamond-set eight-day going Art Deco Chinoiserie desk clock. Accompanied by a Certficate of Authenticity. Red coral statue of Hivan Tsang sitting on a top of a black onyx temple with carved coral appliqué, black onyxbase and walls, walls and capitals set with diamonds, two black enameled gold doors decorated with a centralcarved diamond-set coral plaque representing a tree, opening by depressing the central coral square on the base,hinged black enameled gold door to the rear. Mother-of-pearl inlaid with abalone-shell and gold, forming a lotusflower, stylized applied champlevé black enameled gold Arabic numerals. Black champlevé enameled gold hands. 38 x 23 mm, nickel-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance withBreguet balance-spring.Signed on the top of the door by the retailer. Movement numbered on the pillar plate.Dim. height 188 mm, base 117 mm. Notes Hivan-Tsang A wise man and one of the founders figures of Buddhism. Legend has it that he set out, with two monkeys as compan-ions, in search of holy Buddhist texts. One of the monkeys stood on Hivan-Tsang's shoulders; the other, holding the wise man's hand, is at his feet. The agile monkey is a symbol of consciousness, which flits f
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
